A photo journal exploring moments, light, and mood.
A photo journal exploring moments, light, and mood.
Canon R5 m2 EF 100-400mm+1.4x 1/2500 sec f/8.0, ISO1000 The missed shot with older 5D m2 1/400 s (too low) EF100-400mm f/5.6,ISO 125 I held onto my Canon 5D Mark II for over a decade. It served me well — for landscapes, the occasional portrait, and some nature shots when I felt lucky. I told […]
How a Tariff and a Missed Eagle Shot Led Me to Launch Shutter to Light Read More »
Three feral cats—two with tuxedo markings and one gray and white—are spaced along a grassy path in a natural setting at Central Park, Fremont, California. The image captures the social dynamics and stealthy behavior of community cats living in the wild. Updated May 27th, 2025: New photos and stories added! A Siamese feral cat with
The Secret Lives of Central Park’s Feral Cats: A Photo Journey Read More »
How a routine audit led me to discover a powerful lesson from Huffman coding — and how it changed the way I think about time, energy, and attention. While auditing a math problem related to weather reporting, I ran into something I didn’t fully understand. The dataset used different binary codes to represent various weather
What Huffman Coding Taught Me About Prioritizing What Matters Read More »
Sometimes, the world feels both breathtaking and harsh — like nature itself, beautiful yet unforgiving. Here’s a poem I wrote to walk with that feeling, to sit with the question of how beauty and cruelty live side by side. Nature does not ask permission — it carves rivers through stone, blooms where no one’s watching,
The Beauty and the Cruel — A Poem for the Walk Read More »